Western Washington Area Health Education Center

Health Career Information

Most health professions are experiencing personnel shortages. To promote adequate numbers of future health providers, we offer two programs to school-age students throughout the western counties of Washington: Health Career Ambassadors (formerly known as Building Partnerships) and Project HOPE. WWAHEC also provides descriptions of over fifty Health Career Jobs that might interest high school students and individuals in the market for a new profession.

Click here (or scroll down) for the Health Career Ambassadors manual, or link directly to information on Project HOPE or Health Career Job Descriptions.

How does Health Career Ambassadors work?

  • Students receive information through their High School Career Center or school counselor, who links them with a WWAHEC local identified mentor.
  • Students receive materials about health care professions and information about career exploration opportunities.
  • Local mentors receive resources and training from WWAHEC, and classroom teachers, counselors and career centers receive resources from WWAHEC.

What are the goals of Health Career Ambassadors?

  • To interest high school students in pursuing health professions careers and help them understand the multitude of exciting opportunities within the health care area.
  • To assist students with making informed decisions regarding their future education and employment.
  • To allow students to personally experience the health care world.
  • To increase the total number of young people entering the health care industry.
  • To create local linkages and capacity to mentor future health professionals.

Get started now!

Download the Health Career Ambassadors Manual Working to Support the School-to-Work System. You will need Adobe Acrobat to download this document.

* Note: General career descriptions are updated as necessary, however salary expectations and projected outlooks have not been updated since 2000. Go to Workforce Explore Washington and search your career for the most up-to-date salary expectations and job growth expectations.

  • Project HOPE - Health Occupation Preparatory Experience, health career internship program for high school juniors and seniors
  • Preceptor and Site ResourcesLinks to articles of interest to preceptors, mentors and teaching sites (such as Health Career Ambassador Mentors and Project HOPE intern sites).
  • Distance Learning - On-line education resources for high school graduates, adult learners and others. Includes information on continuing education and college courses currently available.








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